Welcome to part 5 of “Artist Spotlight”, an ongoing blog series recognizing artists from a variety of communities.

The following interview is conducted and written by Peach, one of the team members here at Liquid Amber.

From paper to skin, Calahan Woodwolf has found his path as an artist through a variety of mediums. Originally from Mexico, Calahan is happy to have found a peaceful place to make art and call home in Vancouver with his lovely wife. In this artist spotlight, we get to know a little more about Calahan’s process and how art has turned into a career for him.

Peach: So Calahan, how did you get your start in creating art?

Calahan: Well, I’ve always had a love for anime, the art work in the shows and books inspire me. From there I went on to start Graphic Designing and working as a Portrait artist. I am highly inspired by my favorite artists such as Alex Sora, Daniil Naraev, Rembrandt and Van Gogh.

As a graphic designer, I worked with band members to create album covers and the advertisements for their shows. I also took work on people's deceased, creating portraits for their funeral. I have always made my own art and had shows with live paintings.

Peach: What mediums do you usually work with and why?

Calahan: I work in digital, graphite, oil, ink and watercolor. The reason I work in these mediums is because I was traditionally trained as a fine artist. Which led me to now tattooing! After four years of formal art education in both fine and digital art, I fell in love with tattooing and have never looked back.

Peach: I notice a lot of your artwork is based around witches and witchcraft! Can you explain why?

Calahan: I read a lot of fantasy so it became my favorite thing to illustrate. I also have a deep love for magic, the darker side of art and the human figure. All of that mixed together ended up making the witches I now create.

Peach: I notice many of your portraits have 2 different colored eyes. Is there a reason for this?

Calahan: A lot of my favourite books like ‘A Darker Shade of Magic’ have many of their magical beings with a dark eye and a light eye. There is a lot of significance to the eyes in the books I read so I love to incorporate that into the art I make.

Thanks for sharing your process, Calahan!

From December 8th till Feb 14 we will have Calahan’s beautiful graphite portraits for display and for sale. Original works and prints can be purchased through our online store.

Follow Calahan on instagram or see his website for more info.